Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Of course, this kind of leadership has a big risk, since you have no one to blame if you get it wrong. This may mean attending industry conferences, taking college courses, or reading some key books. Steve Jobs famously is quoted as saying, "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice."

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JUNE 20, 2013

The reason for this is that the executives who founded the company have so much tacit knowledge of how to position their product relative to the competition that they can easily win campaigns when they’re involved. So I often work with teams to get them to codify the key things they do well that the competition does not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2021

Of course experience is the best teacher, but you need to get the job to get the experience. A qualified career coach can help you get totally clear on your objectives, differentiate you from the competition, market you effectively, get the offer, and negotiate the best compensation. According to Ford R. Invest in career coaching.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

His ideas to date hadn’t totally resonated and of course ideas matter, too. The first one out even won a major tech conference award. Of course there is competition! Of course a show gave them an award! I met up with Sam in NYC last year to talk about “what he was up to.” He was already a line to me, not a dot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2022

The best potential leaders are always seeking new connections at industry conferences, in community relations, and by communicating with key customers and influencers. You need leaders who focus on delivering value to the market and dealing with competitors, addressing customer and competitive needs now and in the long-term.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

I had a chance to discuss AngelList Syndicates with Naval at Michael Kim’s Cendana LP/VC conference on a panel with Naval, Roger Ehrenberg (IA Ventures) and Mike Brown, Jr. That means if we collaborated on a project we can do an A-Round after a brief conference call.” Of course the same goes with traditional VCs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

Apple has since capitalized on the top technical talent in Silicon Valley to stay ahead of the competition. Of course, ultimately you must appeal to real customers to survive. Look for business-oriented and industry conferences, hackathons, and Startup Weekends , with outside speakers and experienced leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

You must recognize that change is the new norm in business, so problems represent opportunities to learn something new, improve your productivity and competitiveness of the business. Of course, most professionals are optimistic, so they tend to over-commit and underestimate work requirements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2020

In the same way, great entrepreneurs and company leaders should no longer rely on faceless and nameless processes to drive business strategy and innovation to stay competitive. More meetings in your conference room won’t get to the truth as well as simply talking to people who interact with customers directly.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Though the Alliance is still committed to hosting select regional convenings like First Look SoCal and our SoCal Ecosystem Leadership Conference, we recognize that the region already is filled with numerous events targeted at start-ups and entrepreneurs. This came through loud and clear at our recent regional leadership conference.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Ability to source information easily to help build a thesis around companies / industries / competition. We reinvented our annual meeting and now use the occasion to throw an LA Tech & Investment conference with hundreds of the best tech you’ll see in LA. And we had to then build out new marketing materials and a website.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

But of course it’s hard to advise people that they should do PR without a guide to how to do it on the cheap or how to do it at all. It’s why in this article I advise that people “market today not futures” because you don’t want your playbook in the hands of the competition. When to start PR?

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JULY 18, 2016

Startup of the Year competition, which will be held in San Jose, CA during the Innovate! and Celebrate conference. The startups in the showcase will be considered for the Tech.Co

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

Of course it makes no sense to have great people management and a crappy product. But I would posit that in order to sustainably build great products in an intensely competitive industry with skills shortages – people management is one of the most critical soft skills organizations need. And, yes, it is politics at its purest.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

If I’m covering a company can I get evidence of what the competition is doing so the story is balanced? ” Of course not. Now of course there’s a lot more that goes into building a brand like the fact that the founders of Luma have long reputations in our industry and people respect them. More strategic.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Learning experience includes: on-demand online video tutorial courses, live video-conference workshops, as well as individual online consultations, live workshops, and group programs. Creators can take any course of interest on-demand by purchasing it through our website. How does it work? Take us through your features?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). Facebook went mainstream after the F8 conference and its big push beyond college campuses. Of course strongest industry players don’t stand still. We’re all socially connected (so great businesses spread faster).

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2018

In the same way, great entrepreneurs and company leaders should no longer rely on faceless and nameless processes to drive business strategy and innovation to stay competitive. More meetings in your conference room won’t get to the truth as well as simply talking to people who interact with customers directly.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 26, 2010

Entrepreneurs can emulate de la Guerra’s strategy and make their adVenture appear far larger than reality and thus increasing its influence and market reach while discouraging competitive threats by creating an industry alliance. We hosted an annual user conference in Santa Barbara, attended by a couple hundred of the world’s top surgeons.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2019

Image via Wikipedia The challenge for all of us in business is to improve competitiveness by improving employee productivity and reducing costs. Of course, keeping up with the technology on tools is a never-ending task, and it costs money. I believe the only way to improve engagement is to make work more satisfying.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Of course back then it literally was sold in a package and stored on a shelf! People attending marquee conferences with rock bands, prominent speakers, Gartner Group prognosticators and lots of other happy customers. In the software industry we’ve always had a term that’s a bit of an anachronism called “shelfware.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In the same way, great entrepreneurs and company leaders should no longer rely on faceless and nameless processes to drive business strategy and innovation to stay competitive. More meetings in your conference room won’t get to the truth as well as simply talking to people who interact with customers directly.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

Of course there’s no exact number of VCs you should meet?—?these As a VC I of course want you to come see only me because that means I have no competition and have time to properly get to know you. even if it’s just a web conference call walk through. Today I want to talk about the process and how to allocate your time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

There are so many events to attend that one could become a full time conference attendee and you could easily feel like you’re missing out with each event that happens without you and of course there is Twitter and Instagram and Snapchat to remind you just how fun it was for everybody else. You don’t need to be hot.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Of course not every VC has the fund size or the fee size to build services at this scale yet many provide extremely well-regarded programs that are valuable. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

Out is the “cocktail only&# Twiistup and in is the new format of a conference that should take its rightful place on the national technology calendar. As should Eric Sikola and ExpenseBay who won the “Showoff&# judges competition ( Photos featured here taken by (cc) Kenneth Yeung – [link] ). ExpenseBay Wins Showoff.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

In this age of information overload, success is all about building a brand that stands out above the competition. Of course, she assumes that you are confident and courageous, and willing to capitalize on all your strengths and opportunities to market yourself. Seek out and mingle with reporters at business events.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2010

Of course if I’m not ensconced in deep, thoughtful work then by all means I answer the call. Getting Rid of Folders - A friend of mine, Dmitry Shapiro (founder of Veoh), teaches a course called WeekendU. People who go to this course end up feeling like they had a near religious experience. Huge time saver for me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2013

Of course experience is the best teacher, but you need to get the job to get the experience. A qualified career coach can help you get totally clear on your objectives, differentiate you from the competition, market you effectively, get the offer, and negotiate the best compensation. According to Ford R. Invest in career coaching.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

But if you’re in a competitive space where you want to get a little more engineering done before the world is ready to start researching you then you may choose to delay. Journalists don’t often write stories that talk about, “This cool new company I met at a conference.” Should I Offer an Exclusive?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2012

McGraw-Hill Campus has long been known for its course integration system that allows university faculty access to all of McGraw-Hill Education’s leading educational content and technology right from an institution’s very own learning management system. Apply to conference Startup Alley’s and competitions.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

But of course all of these things are intertwined. Obviously you need to be mentally flexible enough to spot if your instincts were wrong and a change of course is necessary. Of course it’s great to bring in outside experience to complement your team but it must be done judiciously. Know what you believe is important.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2011

Of course experience is the best teacher, but you need to get the job to get the experience. A qualified career coach can help you get totally clear on your objectives, differentiate you from the competition, market you effectively, get the offer, and negotiate the best compensation. According to Ford R. Invest in career coaching.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Introducing Bitcoinference | A Decentralized Conference , hosted by illustrious startup accelerator, 500 Startups. And of course, to extend a supportive and educated hand to inquisitive friends and acquaintances – through social media, fact checking, and a call to disconnect from toxic news stories.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

xWe spoke with a few companies in the recurring revenue area space, ahead of the Recurring Revenue Conference ([link] which we are helping to sponsor next week. Of course, it has to be the right value, and convenient, and all these other things. Strangely enough, there's no competition there. Finally, what's next for you?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He presented the idea at the TED conference in the mid 90′s and was literally boo’d while he was on stage. And now, of course, UberSocial, Bill’s latest project. I brought up the fact that I find many larger companies abusing the patent system to slow down smaller competitors which is actually anti competitive.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

The co-working space occupies the top floor and mezzanine of the building, and includes shared desks, offices, conference rooms, kitchen, and rooftop deck. Of course, the proliferation of similar co-working spaces for tech startups in downtown San Diego could pose challenges for landlords like Bielas and Cohen.

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